Hermione's New School
Chapter 11 ~ And the Winners are....


Hermione, Amy, and Tasha had worked hard all week on their Spelling Lists. They had turned it in the day before HeadMaster Kuppins picked the three. They were very excited and couldn't sleep too well Tuesday Night to Wednesday Morning.
A buzzer went off. It was to Hermione's alarm clock, set for 7:00 AM. But, of course, Hermione, Amy, and Tasha were up long before then.
"Come on, lets hurry and get dressed, guys," Hermione said.
So they did. They got dressed, tamed their hair down, brushed their teeth, and fed their cats, (cause they all had cats.)
"I wonder what trophy Dumbledork (dumbledork is the Students at Cardowl nickname for Dumbledore) stole?" Hermione asked.
"I don't know, but I think I know which one he has. About two years ago, there was a Competition against Cardowl and Hogwarts. HeadMaster Kuppins says that we won, and it should be ours. But, Hogwarts got the Trophy," Amy explained.
"Why did they wait until this year, then?" Hermione asked.
"Because last year, at Hogwarts was the TriWizard Tournament," Tasha explained.
"Oh yeah, one of my friends was in that, you know, the "great" Harry Potter?" Hermione said.
"Yeah, we know him, and we used to think he was cute, but.....after that letter, he is MEAN!" Amy said.
"Yeah," Tasha added.
"I know, and you will see my other friend, on Friday. He is Ron, the other one in the letter," Hermione told them.
"OK. Well, lets get down there, I am sure they will announce it before Mail Call," Tasha said.
As soon as the girls got to the Center Hall, the first thing they saw was a great big cauldron. Inside it, was all the Spelling Lists everyone did. But three of them were in HeadMaster Kuppins hand.
"Those must be the winners," Hermione thought, "I hope I am one of those!"
In about a Half of an Hour, all the students arrived in the Center Hall.
"OK, students, here is what you have all been waiting for. I am not going to be very suspenseful, so I will just tell you them all, OK?" HeadMaster Kuppins explained.
A murmur of "OK's" went through the crowd.
"The first contestant is.......Tasha Clock, of Nendricks!" he announced. "Tasha, please come up here!"
Tasha was too stunned to move.
"Go on Tasha, you have won!" Hermione told her.
After Tasha had made her way up there, Headmaster Kuppins announced, "The second contestant is.......Amy Homily, of Nendricks!"
Amy wasn't like Tasha. She was up there with the speed of a bullet.
"And the third, and final contestant is.........Hermione Granger, of Nendricks!" he annoucned.
Hermione went slower than Amy, but faster than Tasha, making her way up there. Once up there, HeadMaster Kuppins told them all the rules.
"HeadMaster, if you don't mind my asking, who are the three contestants from the other school?" Hermione asked.
"Er......Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Neville Longbottom," he told her.